Exhibit 8.1
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December 29, 2020
Teekay Corporation
4th Floor, Belvedere Building
69 Pitts Bay Road
Hamilton, HM08
Bermuda
Re: Teekay Corporation Registration Statement on Form F-3
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as counsel to Teekay Corporation, a Republic of the Marshall Islands corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the preparation and filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) of a registration statement on Form F-3 dated December 29, 2020 (the “Registration Statement”) for the registration from time to time of securities of the Company with an aggregate offering price of up to $65,000,000.
You have requested our opinion regarding certain United States federal income tax considerations that may be relevant to prospective common stockholders. In rendering our opinion, we have examined and relied upon the truth, accuracy, and completeness of the facts, statements and representations contained in (i) the Registration Statement, (ii) the certificate of the Company and certain affiliates of the Company (the “Tax Certificate”), and (iii) such other documents, certificates, records, statements and representations made by the Company as we have deemed necessary or appropriate as a basis for the opinion set forth below. We have not, however, undertaken an independent investigation of any factual matter set forth in any of the foregoing.
In addition, we have assumed, with your permission, (i) that the statements and representations concerning the Company and its operations contained in the Registration Statement and the statements and representations contained in the Tax Certificate are true, correct and complete and will remain true, correct and complete at all relevant times, (ii) the authenticity of original documents submitted to us and the conformity to the originals of documents submitted to us as copies and (iii) that any statement or representation contained in the Tax Certificate with the qualification “to the knowledge of” or “based on the belief of” or other similar qualification, is true, correct and complete and will remain true, correct and complete at all relevant times, in each case without such qualification.
Based upon the foregoing, and subject to the limitations, qualifications, assumptions and caveats set forth herein and in the Registration Statement, we hereby confirm, as of the date hereof, our opinions set forth in the Registration Statement under the heading “Material United States Federal Income Tax Considerations.”
This opinion addresses only the matters of United States federal income taxation specifically described under the heading “Material United States Federal Income Tax Considerations” in the Registration Statement. This opinion does not address any other United States federal tax consequences or any state, local or foreign tax consequences that may be relevant to prospective common stockholders.